John Green Reading Order

5 books (2006–2019)

John Green edited four complete anthologies between 2006 and 2013, each collecting stories from various young adult and genre-focused authors. The series comprises Twice Told, Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd, What You Wish For, and Who Done It?, which should be read in publication order. These compilations are best approached sequentially to experience how the anthology collections evolved over the series' seven-year span.

Start with Twice Told, the first of 4 books in the Anthologies series.

#	Title
1	Twice Told 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Geektastic: Stories from the Nerd Herd 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	What You Wish For 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Who Done It? 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	You Are Not Alone: Stories by Young Teens Who Have Experienced the Death of a Sibling 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

50 books (1980–2006)

The Dover Little Activity series is a collection of 50 activity and craft books published between 1980 and 2006, now complete. Created by multiple authors including Ed Sibbett, Theodore Menten, and John Emil Cymerman, the series features cut-and-use stencils, punch-out designs, and laser-cut plastic stencils across a wide variety of themes. Read in publication order beginning with Bird Cut & Use Stencils, each book offers standalone creative projects suitable for children and craft enthusiasts. The series spans diverse subject matter from nature and animals to holidays and decorative borders, making each volume a self-contained activity resource.

Start with Bird Cut & Use Stencils(By: Ed Sibbett), the first of 50 books in the Dover Little Activity series.

#	Title
1	Bird Cut & Use Stencils(By: Ed Sibbett) 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Japanese Cut & Use Stencils(By: Theodore Menten) 1980Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Border Designs Cut & Use Stencils(By: Ed Sibbett) 1982Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Fish and Sea Life Cut & Use Stencils(By: Ted Menten) 1983Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Food & Cookery Cut & Use Stencils(By: Ed Sibbett) 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Floral Borders Cut & Use Stencils(By: Ed Sibbett) 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Ships and Boats Punch-Out Stencils(By: Theodore Menten) 1986Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Fun with Favorite Pets Stencils(By: ) 1987Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Fun With Cats Stencils(By: John Emil Cymerman) 1992Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Wild Animals Punch-Out Stencils(By: John Emil Cymerman) 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Easy-to-Use Christmas Designs Plastic Stencils(By: Charlene Tarbox) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Floral Borders Laser-Cut Plastic Stencils(By: Charlene Tarbox) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Insects Punch-Out Stencils(By: John Emil Cymerman) 1995Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Animals Laser-Cut Plastic Stencils(By: Sue Brooks) 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Flower Design Laser-Cut Plastic Stencils(By: Sue Brooks) 1996Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Favorite Birds Laser-Cut Plastic Stencils(By: Ruth Soffer) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Fun With Ballet Stencils(By: Sue Brooks) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Fun With Carousel Animals Stencils(By: Sue Brooks) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Fun with Stencils: Butterflies(By: Sue Brooks) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Fun with Stencils: Sharks(By: Paulette Kennedy) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Old West Laser-Cut Plastic Stencils(By: Charlene Tarbox) 1997Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Fun With Faires and Elves Stencils(By: Margery Williams Bianco) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Fun With Ice Skaters Stencils(By: Marty Noble) 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Fun With Rain Forest Animals(By: Margery Williams Bianco) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Fun With Sea Creatures Stencils(By: Marty Noble) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Fun with Bugs Stencils(By: Marty Noble) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Fun with Nutcracker Stencils(By: Marty Noble) 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Fun with African Design Stencils(By: Marty Noble) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Fun with Construction Trucks Stencils(By: ) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Fun with Knights Stencils(By: Marty Noble) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Fun with Streamlined Trains Stencils(By: ) 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Fun With Chinese Symbols Stencils(By: Margery Williams Bianco) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	Fun With Japanese Animals Stencils(By: Ellen Harper) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	Fun with Ancient Mexican Stencils(By: Ellen Harper) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	Fun with Soldiers Stencils(By: Margery Williams Bianco) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	Fun with Tropical Flowers Stencils(By: Margery Williams Bianco) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	Fun with Unicorns Stencils(By: Marty Noble) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	Fun with Vikings Stencils(By: ) 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	Fun With Cretaceous Dinosaurs Stencils(By: Marty Noble) 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	Fun with Native American Design Stencils(By: Marty Noble) 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
41	Fun With Egyptian Symbols Stencils(By: Ellen Harper) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
42	Fun With Emergency Vehicles Stencils(By: Margery Williams Bianco) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
43	Fun With Mother Goose Stencils(By: Marty Noble) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
44	Fun with Native American Masks Stencils(By: Margery Williams Bianco) 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
45	Fun With Good Luck Symbols Stencils(By: Marty Noble) 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
46	Fun With Old Macdonald's Farm Stencils(By: Ellen Harper) 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
47	Fun with Horseback Riding Stencils 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
48	Fun with Backyard Animals Stencils(By: ) 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
49	Fun With Ponies Stencils(By: John Green) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
50	Fun with Noah's Ark Stencils(By: Margery Williams Bianco) 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2021–2025)

John Green's two-book non-fiction series began with The Anthropocene Reviewed in 2021, followed by Everything Is Tuberculosis. The series is ongoing and should be read in publication order. Both works blend Green's signature voice with essay-based explorations of contemporary topics across science, culture, and human experience.

Start with The Anthropocene Reviewed and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Anthropocene Reviewed 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Everything Is Tuberculosis 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

7 books (2005–2026)

John Green's six standalone novels span from 2005 to 2017 and should be read in publication order, beginning with Looking for Alaska. The series is complete and includes An Abundance of Katherines, the collaborative novella Let It Snow (co-written with Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle), Paper Towns, The Fault in Our Stars, and Turtles All the Way Down. While each book stands alone as an independent story, reading them in the order they were published provides the best perspective on Green's evolution as a young adult and fiction writer.

Start with Looking for Alaska, the first of 6 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Looking for Alaska 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	An Abundance of Katherines 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Let It Snow(With: Maureen Johnson,Lauren Myracle) 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Paper Towns 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Fault in Our Stars 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Turtles All the Way Down 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Hollywood, Ending 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2010–2015)

The Will Grayson duology consists of two young adult novels published between 2010 and 2015. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan, followed by Hold Me Closer, the standalone sequel by Levithan. Both books explore themes relevant to young adult readers seeking contemporary coming-of-age stories.

Start with Will Grayson, Will Grayson and read in order.

#	Title
1	Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Hold Me Closer(By: David Levithan) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible